Feasibility of a therapeutic exercise before total hip replacement

Completed

• Conditions: Hip osteoarthritis; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Coxarthrosis [arthrosis of hip]

• Registration Number: ISRCTN09005050
• Lead Sponsor: Hospital Gelderse Vallei (Netherlands)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-10-26
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

1. Both males and females, age =70 years
2. Scheduled for elective total hip arthroplasty (THA) (minimum waiting period of 3 weeks)
3. Osteoarthritis is the motive for the THA
4. First surgical intervention of this pathology
5. Scores =2 on the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS)
6. Able to permit time for the intervention between enrolment and surgery

Exclusion Criteria

1. Unable to understand Dutch
2. Patients with severe heart disease

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified